Auren POV

I didn’t wait for her answer. The shift tore through me in a rush of heat and power, and pride swelled in my chest when Lorien stumbled back, eyes wide and breath catching on a gasp.

She fought against my men at first, but the resistance in her limbs faltered soon enough. With a tremor in her hands, she climbed onto my back, hesitant but obedient. She was too light alarmingly so and a low growl rippled through my chest as her legs slid against my fur.

The edge of her uniform ...